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  • ['Rubin, C. B.', 'Saperstein, M. D.', 'Barbee, D. G.']
    Community Recovery from a Major Natural Disaster. Program on Environment and Behavior.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1985, 298 p.
    Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Hurricanes; Landslides; Blizzards; Disasters; Floods; Tornadoes; Storms; Intergovernmental relationships; NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program); Case studies; Runoff; Community planning; Recovery; Local government; Communities; Mudflows; Snowmelt; Surveys; Dam failure; Earthquakes

  • ['Blair, M. L.', 'Vlasic, T. C.', 'Cotton, W. R.', 'Fowler, W.']
    When the Ground Fails: Planning and Engineering Response to Debris Flows. Program on Environment and Behavior.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1985, 130 p.
    Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Landslides; Federal government; Disasters; Floods; Intergovernmental relationships; Mitigation; Damage assessment; Debris flow; State government; Slope failure; Case studies; Debris avalanches; Mudslides; Recovery; Ground failure; Local government; Slope stability; Response; Slope protection

  • ['Palm, R. I.', 'Hodgson, M. E.']
    Natural Hazards in Puerto Rico: Attitudes, Experience, and Behavior of Homeowners. Program on Environment and Behavior.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1993, 166 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ISBN-1-877943-09-6
    Keywords: ; Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Hurricanes; Comparative evaluations; Public policy; Disasters; Floods; Mitigation; Risk assessment; Perception; State planning; California; Insurance; Attitudes; Puerto Rico; Public opinion; Human behavior; Local planning; Surveys; Earthquakes

  • ['Schwab, J.', 'Topping, K. C.', 'Eadie, C. C.', 'Deyle, R. E.', 'Smith, R. A.']
    Planning for the Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction.
    January 2003, 352 p.
    Keywords: ; Emergency planning; Hurricanes; Floods; Tornadoes; Economic recovery; Risk assessment; Policies; Legal aspects; Hazard mitigation; Case studies; Financial services; Crisis management; Natural disasters; Recovery; Disaster recovery; Wildfire; United States; Earthquakes

  • Liepold, M.
    Earthquakes: A Teacher's Package for K-6 (Revised Edition).
    July 2002, 330 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-159
    Keywords: ; Education; Geology; Emergency planning; Preparedness; Children; Disasters; Buildings; Schools; Hazards; Meetings; Safety; Teachers; Curriculum; Earthquakes

  • ['Miles, S. B.', 'Chang, S. E.']
    Urban Disaster Recovery: A Framework and Simulation Model.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY., July 25, 2003, 126 p.
    Keywords: ; Literature review; Sensitivity analysis; Emergency planning; Computerized simulation; Prototypes; Disasters; Disaster recovery; Urban areas; Socioeconomics; Management; Decision making; Earthquakes

  • Darienzo, M.
    Tsunami Sign Placement Guidelines.
    January 2003, 16 p.
    Identifying Number(s): OFR-03-06
    Keywords: Tsunami evacuation sites; Entering/leaving tsunami hazard zones; Evacuation; Tsunami evacuation routes; Emergency planning; California; Oregon; Alaska; Sign location; Hazards; Washington (State); Pacific states; Tsumanis; Guidelines; Consistency; Tsunami hazard zones; Hawaii; Signs

  • Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country: Your Handbook for the San Francisco Bay Region.
    January 2005, 36 p.
    Keywords: Public information; Emergency preparedness; California; Citizen information; Emergency planning; San Francisco (California); Earthquakes

  • ['Pantelic, J.', 'Reinhorn, A.']
    Report on the Whittier-Narrows, California Earthquake of October 1, 1987.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1987, 34 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-87-0026
    Keywords: Structures; Emergency planning; Damage; Disasters; Disaster relief; Responses; Loads (Forces); Economic factors; Hazards; Safety; Bridge foundations; Foundations; Insurance; Construction; Foreign technology; Buildings; Recovery; Disaster recovery; Mortality; Emergencies; Walls; Ground motion; Disaster planning; Health; Earthquakes

  • ['Aroni, S.', 'Constantinescu, R.']
    Joint U.S.-Romanian Seminar on Earthquakes and Energy. Volume 1. Introduction and Summary.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; National Council for Science and Technology, Bucharest (Romania)., January 1987, 67 p.
    Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Emergency planning; Risk analysis; Structural design; Buildings; Meetings; Human behavior; Energy conservation; Solar energy; Earthquakes